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Convenience store
Convenience retail*
Gas station convenience store
Gas station retail
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This page provides suggested sources of information about the convenience store industry, including publications available through library databases, links to the websites of relevant professional & trade associations, and web sources.
Related Industry Classification Codes
- NAICS 445131: Convenience retailers
- NAICS 457110: Gasoline stations with convenience stores
- 2022 NAICS Definition: 445131 The U.S. Census Bureau's profile for industry code 445131
- 2022 NAICS Definition: 457110 The U.S. Census Bureau's profile for industry code 447110
Library Resources
Recommended Databases
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to articles from scholarly and professional publications, including industry profiles and trade journals focused on the convenience store industry. - Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides reports and statistics about consumers & brands, industries & markets, and companies & products relevant convenience stores. - IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
IBISWorld offers industry profiles for NAICS 44/45 and their subsectors, including specific reports for convenience stores in the US. - Mintel Academic Access This link opens in a new window
Market and consumer reports on a wide variety of topics relevant to retail and foodservice trends.
Industry-Focused Publications
- Convenience Store NewsTrade publication featuring stories on the latest innovations in retailing, merchandising and marketing techniques for the convenience store industry
- Convenience Store DecisionsA periodical providing information on the latest c-store industry news & trends, foodservice, retail profiles category focuses, sales & merchandising trends, petroleum marketing trends, & new products & services.
Professional & Trade Associations
- Association For Convenience & Fuel Retailing (NACS)NACS serves the global convenience and fuel retailing industry by providing industry knowledge, connections and issues leadership to ensure the competitive viability of its members’ businesses.
- Ohio Energy and Convenience AssociationOECA is Ohio's leading trade association representing owners and operators of convenience stores and gas stations.
- Retail Industry Leaders AssociationRILA is a US trade association for retailers that have earned leadership status by virtue of their sales volume, innovation or aspiration. Their site includes resources about the retail industry in general, including regulations and trends, and can be searched by type of retail business.
- SIGMASIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers is the national trade association representing fuel marketers and convenience store chain retailers in the United States and Canada.
Web Sources
- Convenience Store NewsAn online news site with information on trends in convenience store and fuel industries
- CStore DecisionsAn online magazine publishing articles relevant to all topics in the Convenience Store industry.
- The Food InstituteAn online source of news, data, and trends about topics in the food industry.
- Progressive GrocerSupermarket and grocery industry news.
- Convenience Store Petroleum (CSP)Articles and publications covering a wide range of trends and innovations related to gas stations with convenience stores.
